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 Dr. Larry McKinney spoke at the World Affairs Council Luncheon on "The BP Blowout, The Nation's Greatest Environmental Disaster: A Perspective on the Future of the Gulf of Mexico". Click here to read more
Dr. Wes Tunnell went on a series of expeditions to selected sites where Ixtoc oil/tar has been observed along the shores of the southern Gulf of Mexico. Click here to read more
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Scientific Symposium was held on June 23, 2010 at Louisiana State University. Click here to read the meeting summary
HRI Advisory Council Member Terry D. Garcia was appointed to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
In lieu of the usual HRI Seminar Series speakers, HRI sponsored oil spill discussion panels each Friday during June 2010.
From left to right: Dr. David Yoskowitz, Dr. Paul Montagna, Dr. Tom Shirley, and Dr. Larry McKinney
Click here to listen to the panel discussions on KEDT
Click on the dates below to view past panel discussions on YouTube
Panelists Included:
Dr. Larry McKinney - Moderator (HRI Executive Director)
June 4
Dr. Thomas Shirley - Effects of Oil on Biodiversity: Deep Communities
Dr. Paul Montagna - Environmental Impacts
Dr. David Yoskowitz - Economic Impacts
June 11
Dr. Richard McLaughlin - Potential Legal Issues with the Oil Spill
Dr. Jim Gibeaut - Oiled Shoreline Mapping, Impacts and Cleanup
Tony Wood - Spill Response Safety
June 18
Dr. Wes Tunnell - Comparisons to the Ixtoc I Oil Spill
Dr. Sylvia Earle - Putting the Oil Spill in a World Perspective
Dr. Marion Nipper - Toxicity of Crude Oil and Dispersants
June 25
Dr. David Yoskowitz - Economic Impacts
Dr. Jim Gibeaut - Oiled Shoreline Mapping, Impacts and Cleanup
Dr. Greg Stunz - Fisheries Impacts
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